asleep

/ə-ˈslēp/

Middle English aslepe, from Old English on slæpe

adjective

  1. being in a state of sleep

  2. dead

  3. lacking sensation : numb

adverb

  1. into a state of sleep

  2. into the sleep of death

  3. into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference

idiom

  1. to begin sleeping

She fell asleep during the movie.